“The most counterintuitive secret about startups is it’s often easier to succeed with a hard startup than an easy one.” - Sam Altman
I think there’s a similar secret in psych. It’s sometimes easier to become happier than anyone you’ve ever met than it is to just cure low mood
I think there’s a similar secret in psych. It’s sometimes easier to become happier than anyone you’ve ever met than it is to just cure low mood
one reason is that with the ambitious path you’ll need powerful tools and tons of self introspection to understand how you work and why you’re not 10/10 already
Whereas if you aim for marginal gains you may try symptomatic treatments that end up doing nothing at all
Whereas if you aim for marginal gains you may try symptomatic treatments that end up doing nothing at all
another is that in my experience most people only have one or two core things (part of identity, a trauma, etc) blocking them, often that they’re unaware of
Without reverse engineering and healing them it’s hard to have any progress, but if you do process can be shocking
Without reverse engineering and healing them it’s hard to have any progress, but if you do process can be shocking
Short personal example. Always thought the dominant emotion controlling my life was a desire to help people out of suffering. Nope, turns out it was actually a very specific emotional memory around cuddling at 8yo. Edit that, entire world instantly different
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